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USGS us1000gch0
18 Aug 2018, 22:52
153 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 60.7 km depth.
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-4.869000, 153.549100
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Event ID
us1000gch0
Coordinates
-4.869, 153.5491
Network
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Significance
416